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Planetarium Sheet Pomona College
Millikan Planetarium

USA , CALIFORNIA , CLAREMONT

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Type: School
Opened in 2015

Address: 610 North College Avenue - Claremont, CA 91711
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@pomona.edu
Phone: +1 909-621 8724

Website: https://www.pomona.edu/planetarium
Website 2: http://www.pomona62.com/Reunion2017/Millikan-Tour/Millikan.htm

Team
Natalie Hughes, Loredana Vetere, Philip Choi

32 seats

Dome of 7.6m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 4
Software: DigitalSky Dark Matter (Sky-Skan)
Video system 3 vp ? : 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Observatory Brackett Observatory (on the same campus): 2 domes on the roof: C14,

Operation

History
- December 6, 1958: 6m/48s/Spitz A2
- 1972: Viewlex GOTO Mercury
- 2002: GOTO GE II
- End 2013: closed (buildind destroyed)
- Fall 2015: New Millikan Hall ($1 million) building rebuilt, same location, new dome

Last major evolution: 2015: New building + Digital

Comments

Latitude: 34°05'59" N - Longitude: 117°42'52" W - Altitude: 368m
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